THE SMELT ANT) ITS ALLIES 



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Lakes reaches a length of two metres. It is, fortunately, 

 somewhat rare, otherwise there would be few other in- 



habitants of our large streams. 



FIG. 226. Lucius luchts, the pike. About one-fifth nat. size. Photo, of 

 living animal by Dr. K. W. Shufeldt, " Bull. U. S. Fish Com.," 1899. 



The shad is a representative of a family the herring 

 family which has played an important part in the civiliza- 

 tion of Europe. There is an old adage in Holland to the 



FIG. 227. Alosa sapidissima, the shad. After Goode. 



effect that Amsterdam is built on herring-bones ; and the 

 Emperor Charles V. said that the herring brought greater 

 wealth to the Netherlands than did America to Spain. 

 Our common shad, Alosa 1 sapidissima, 2 ranges from New- 



1 From Saxon all is, old name of the European shad. 



2 Most delicious. 



